Kirby (SSBB): Difference between revisions

He ranks 20th on the current [[tier list]] at the top of mid tier, which is a drastic improvement over his lower place ranking in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Kirby has one of the strongest combo abilities in ''Brawl'', as he has many great setup moves, and attacks that string together well. Additionally, Kirby possesses a strong [[grab]] game, with an above average grab range, two great setup throws, and a throw that can even KO (which is rare among characters in ''Brawl''). Kirby also has a far reaching and generally safe [[recovery]], disproportionately far [[disjointed hitbox|disjointed]] [[reach]] in his attacks, fast and solid tilts, an all-purpose attack in his [[back aerial]], solid [[edge guarding]] capabilities, and both fast and very powerful finishers (with his [[forward smash]] being especially effective). However, Kirby suffers from slow movement speed, which when combined with his lack of a solid projectile, creates difficulty [[approach]]ing and dealing with opposing [[camping]]. Additionally, with his very light [[weight]] and poor [[momentum cancelling]] abilities, Kirby has one of the worst endurances. Kirby also has his power taper off greatly outside his finishers (giving opponents very high survival potential if Kirby can't land his finishers), and poor to mediocre aerials outside his back aerial. Overall, Kirby has above average matchups (with generally poor [[matchup]]s against top/high tier characters, most notably, being countered by three of the four best characters), and has achieved average [[tournament]] results.

Despite his buffs, he also received a few [[nerf]]s, mainly to his damage output as well as the frame data on some of his moves. Kirbycide can also no longer kill his victim first, making [[sacrificial KO]]s a much larger risk.

*{{change|Kirby's red and green {{SSBB|alternate costume}}s have been altered; the color of his feet is wine red and orange respectively, instead of maroon and dark green respectively. These changes make them based on [[wikirby:Color Changes|red and green Kirbys]] as seen in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby & The Amazing Mirror}}''.}}

**{{nerf|Forward tilt deals less damage (11% → 8%/7%) without proper compensation on its base knockback (8 → 12) and has received a sourspot.}}

**{{buff|It now grants intangibility to Kirby's feet.}}

**{{nerf|It has more startup lag (frame 13 → 14), the early hit has reduced knockback (30 (base), 118 (scaling) → 34/100) and the late hit deals less damage (13%/12% → 12%/11%) with no compensation on its knockback.}}

**{{buff|Its clean hit and foot intangibility have a longer duration (frames 7-9 → 10-14).}}

**{{nerf|It is no longer interruptible giving it more ending lag (FAF 50 → 56).}}

|neutralname=Vulcan Jab

|fsmashname=Smash Kick

|nairname=Twinkle Star

|fthrowdesc=Based on the Pile Driver from the Suplex ability in ''Kirby Super Star''. Kirby flips and slams the opponent in a pile driver-like maneuver. At low percents, this throw has incredible combo potential and can lead into combos dealing over 40%, with additional followups potentially dealing over 60%.

|uthrowname=Air Drop

:''See also: [[:Category:Kirby professionals (SSBB)]]''

[[File:Subspace kirby.PNG|thumb|200px|Kirby in ''[[SSE]]'']]

Kirby is the deuteragonist in the SSE. In the beginning, a trophy of {{SSBB|Mario}} and Kirby are thrown into an arena, come to life, and have a friendly match. The player chooses the one they want to play as. After the battle between the two, the victor revives the fallen loser, and the two fighters celebrate and wave to the crowd when suddenly, the Subspace Army attacks {{SSBB|Peach}} and {{SSBB|Zelda}}, who were watching their match, and both come to their aid. After the brief battle, the [[Ancient Minister]] shows up with a giant [[Subspace Bomb]] that is quickly armed by two R.O.B.s. When Mario attempts to stop the bomb, he is ambushed by a giant cannonball and is blasted away from the stadium. Meanwhile, the two princesses are captured by [[Petey Piranha]], and are thrown into separate cages. Kirby then faces off against Petey, but only one princess can be freed. After defeating Petey, {{SSBB|Wario}} appears carrying a giant gun called the [[Dark Cannon]], turns the princess Kirby didn't save into a trophy, and runs off with her. As Kirby and the remaining princess begin to leave, Kirby, seeing that the Subspace Bomb is about to explode, flees the Midair Stadium via [[Warp Star]]. However, they are soon chased by the Halberd and are forced to land on it. Soon after, an [[Arwing]] gets shot down, blowing both Kirby and the princess off the Halberd and onto a series of ridges.

==In [[Event Matches]]==

===Solo Events===

===Co-op Events===

*Kirby's helpless animation is the same pose he takes when he falls a long distance in most ''Kirby'' games, and in the games this diving pose could damage enemies. Kirby uses this kind of helpless animation when copying and uses {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s [[Mach Tornado]], {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}'s [[Giant Punch]], {{SSBB|Ness}}'s [[PK Flash]], {{SSBB|Lucas}}' [[PK Freeze]], or using the Final Cutter and being moved off a platform while still in landing pose.